We brew what we like to drink.

That’s what inspired us to brew our Core Four beers year round. Sure some of our styles take a little longer to brew but, like a good brisket, it’s all worth it. So now, no matter what the situation – from fancy wedding to ill-advised shotgun challenge – there is a can for every occasion. Each one is a crisp, clean example of the style. Each is brewed so you can have more than one in a session. And every single sip is as bold and clean as the first. It’s all about having a strong core.

Core Four Beer

Fire Eagle

American IPA

6.8%

Alc/Vol

65

IBU

Available

Cans & On Tap

15.5°P

Starting Gravity

3°P

Final Gravity

Flavor swoops in (cue EAGLE SCREAM), grabs you by the face and flies you through the hop rainbow. At the peak of the ride it swoops back to earth and gently drops you back on your bar stool where you are refreshed, excited and ready to ride again. It’s hoppy, bold and American.

Black Thunder

German-style Schwarzbier

5.3%

Alc/Vol

27

IBU

Available

Cans & On Tap

12.4°P

Starting Gravity

2.5°P

Final Gravity

If a stout and a pilsner had a lovechild, it would be Black Thunder. It would also be a miracle, because beer can’t “get it on.” This miniature powder keg starts with a roasted, bread-like complexity but finishes dry and clean like a pilsner. It’s dark, distinctive, and dry.

Peacemaker

Anytime Ale

5.0%

Alc/Vol

15

IBU

Available

Cans & On Tap

11.5°P

Starting Gravity

2.0°P

Final Gravity

Peacemaker was the very first beer we decided to brew. It’s balanced, refreshing, and very sessionable. Peacemaker is simple, but we take it very seriously — a bold and clean beer with nothing to hide behind. It's the beer we drink the most at the brewery. And at home. And on the river. When you have a cold, bright, well-balanced beer like Peacemaker on hand, anytime is a good time to enjoy it.

Pearl Snap

German-Style Pils

5.3%

Alc/Vol

27

IBU

Available

Cans & On Tap

12.0°P

Starting Gravity

2.0°P

Final Gravity

You always remember your first kiss. But no matter how very many times you try to recreate it with your awkward advances it never matches up. That’s why you should plant your pucker on a Pearl Snap. This crisp refreshing pils will never let you down. Whether if it’s your first date or two year anniversary, every bright clean sip tastes like the very first time.

Gold Fist

Belgian-style Strong Pale Ale

9.0%

Alc/Vol

10

IBU

Available

On Tap

17°P

Starting Gravity

2°P

Final Gravity

This Belgian-style Golden Ale is Will’s favorite style to make. It’s also Will’s last name. William Golden Ale. True fact. It's fermented with an old school Belgian yeast strain that produces a crazy amount of esters so it smells like sunshine. The color shines like gold. The finish is very dry like a champagne. It’s strong and delicate at the same time. While you are admiring the strong aromatics and classy finish it’s quietly punching you in the back of the head.

Heisenberg

Kristallweizen

4.5%

Alc/Vol

8

IBU

Available

On Tap

11°P

Starting Gravity

2.5°P

Final Gravity

Knock, knock. Who's there? Heisenberg, but how fast am I going? That joke contained references from a TV show and quantum physics. You'd have to be a big nerd to have gotten it. Luckily, the beer can be enjoyed by anyone. We brew a traditional hefeweizen, then filter it brilliantly clear. What's left is all those wonderful banana, clove, and bubblegum yeast characteristics but with a really light body and clean finish. That should remove any 'uncertainty' from your next beer choice. Ok, we're finished now.

Einhorn

Berliner Weisse

3.0%

Alc/Vol

1

IBU

Available

On Tap

8°P

Starting Gravity

2.5°P

Final Gravity

The first day you feel the heat on your neck and realize that summer’s here – look to the west! The sky splits open and Einhorn soars down to our rescue with bloated udders filled with magical elixer. No, that’s not where the beer comes from silly – just the secret sauce that turns water into weisse. This Berliner Weisse is low in alcohol and highly carbonated. It’s a sour wheat that’s light, tart, refreshing and just perfect for this time of year. Einhorn will actually make you look forward to the Texas summer.

Super Awesome

Helles Lager

4.5%

Alc/Vol

7

IBU

Available

On Tap

10°P

Starting Gravity

2°P

Final Gravity

Right on the hooves of Einhorn comes this super clean, super easy to drink, super sessionable, super hard to make lager. It takes us 8 weeks to ferment this special beer because there is absolutely nothing to hide behind. While most Germans would tell you Helles means light or bright – we know the true translation is “Hell! Those bearded Americans just out-brewed us!”

Hops:

German Tettnang

Malts:

Pils

Yeast:

Munich Lager

Available October – November

Fall Seasonal

Battle Axe

Imperial Red Ale

8.8%

Alc/Vol

80

IBU

Available

On Tap

21°P

Starting Gravity

5°P

Final Gravity

The axe drops in fall. Battle Axe is a supercharged ESB. It’s very strong and very balanced. English malt provides a caramelized sweetness on the front end and the American hops provide a full citrus/fruit finish. As big and bold as it is, it’s very easy to drink – deceptively so. Cause this imperial logs in at 8% ABV, just have one and you are set. Immediately. Any more than that and be ready for battle.

Hops:

Warrior, EKG

Malts:

Pils, C-45, C-77, Munich, Vienna, Biscuit, Chocolate

Yeast:

American Ale

Available December – January

Winter Seasonal

Sputnik

Russian Imperial Coffee Oatmeal Stout

8.0%

Alc/Vol

10

IBU

Available

On Tap

21°P

Starting Gravity

6°P

Final Gravity

Oats. Cuvee Coffee. Alcohol. And we have liftoff! Like the sight of a comet, the appearance of Sputnik has the locals thanking the brewing gods. As Will says, “we get all science on this shit.” He has developed a proprietary way to introduce the coffee into the beer. We’ve seen it happen and we know a stopwatch and monocle are involved. What happens is it opens up the aromatics without adding any harshness. You get an intense coffee aroma and bold flavor that perfectly compliments the silky oats and high alcohol. It will take your taste buds to orbit.

Warmonger

Simcoe Pale Ale

5.1%

Alc/Vol

20

IBU

Available

On Tap

11.5°P

Starting Gravity

2°P

Final Gravity

We love having a beer at the brewery after work. Sometimes that's the only reason we even come to work. After a long day of slinging kegs or mucking out spent grain, we're usually in the mood for something light and clean. But sometimes we want something light that will also smack us around a little. That was the inspiration for Warmonger. It's not available all the time, but when it is we'll probably drink most of it ourselves.

Hops:

German Magnum, Centennial, Simcoe

Malts:

Pils, C-40

Yeast:

American Ale

Heavy Machinery

Seasonal IPA Series

Six

IPAs

16oz

Cans

4-Pack

Boxes &

On Tap

This is our chance to shake off the gloves and go big. Big IPAs. Big cans. Big warning. Everything about this series is serious. So much in fact we’ve locked in our Pacific Northwest hop suppliers for years in advance. It’s the only way to guarantee the sweet stink of those Simcoe, Centennial and Citra hops. We designed the series to release a new batch every other month with a can you can read for the month in-between.

Six

IPAs

16oz

Cans

4-Pack

Boxes &

On Tap

Black IPA

Available in January

Our Jedi-mind trick IPA in the series. First drink it from the can. Then pour it into one of our custom Heavy Machinery pint glasses and sip again. Is this the IPA you were looking for? The only thing you can be sure of is that it’s dry-hopped with Simcoe and has huge, pungent aromas of citrus and pine. Don’t let looks be deceiving - this isn't a hoppy stout, it's an IPA that just happens to be black.

7.2% ABV
•
50 IBU

Hops:

Magnum, Simcoe, Citra, Centennial

Malts:

Pils, C-60, Wheat, Sinamar

Yeast:

American Ale

Double IPA

Available in March

This is extreme in every way. Loaded with 6 pounds of hops per barrel, it immediately delivers huge citrus and pine aromas that pack as much punch as Sam Elliott’s mustache. Next comes the sweet bready body, but before you appreciate the malt profile your face is flush from the alcohol. It’s basically a free-fall of flavor. And you should only have one in a session. But don’t worry, the hop-burps will keep you company.

10.0% ABV
•
65 IBU

Hops:

Magnum, Warrior, Simcoe, Citra

Malts:

Pils, C-60, Vienna

Yeast:

American Ale

Six

IPAs

16oz

Cans

4-Pack

Boxes &

On Tap

Half IPA

Available May – July

Here’s a secret: This is really an American Pale Ale. But we call it Half IPA because we do what we want. Light hop additions during the boil and tons of dry hopping with Simcoe and Citra mean the bitterness is low, but the hop flavor and aroma are high. Made specifically for summertime in Austin, it’s great for sitting poolside, dockside. If you don’t have a boat, it goes perfectly fine with a bowl of ice in your bathtub.

5.5% ABV
•
45 IBU

Hops:

Magnum, Mandarina Bavaria, Citra, Simcoe

Malts:

Pils, Wheat, C60

Yeast:

American Ale

Belgian IPA

Available in August

What we’ve got here is a Belgian Trippel, hopped like an IPA. Big bubblegum and fruity esters from the yeast combine with the citrus highlights of the hops. Doubletwin powers active! Every sip is as if you’re feeling Jean-Claude’s screaming splits kick right in the kisser. There’s no other way to put it: this beer will destroy you.

9.0% ABV
•
80 IBU

Hops:

Gm Magnum, Warrior, Amarillo

Malts:

Pils, Carafoam, Wheat, Sugar

Yeast:

Diablo

Six

IPAs

16oz

Cans

4-Pack

Boxes &

On Tap

Wet Hop IPA

Available in September

Easily, the most special brew in the series because this can only happen once a year. Last year it was a Thursday. On the day our farmer in Oregon harvests the Centennial hops we start brewing. He boxes them up, kisses the label and ships them via Southwest Airlines Cargo (faster than FedEx). So within 12 hours of being picked it’s dropped into the kettle. That’s a wet hop. It’s the greenest, brightest, extra juiciest flavor that you can’t duplicate any other way. The sooner you drink it, the fresher the flavor. Don’t cherish this one – drink up!

7.0% ABV
•
40 IBU

Hops:

Magnum, Centennial Wet Hops

Malts:

Pils, C40, Carahell, Vienna

Yeast:

American Ale

English IPA

Available in November

I think we can agree that the English have few redeeming gastro qualities. And please don’t go on about their curries – cuisine stolen from a colony doesn’t count. However, when it came to creating a beer to ship to said colony, that’s where the English persevered! The India Pale Ale style is going to last longer than their empire and this our tribute to the original. It features East Kent Golding and Fuggle hops and a longer boil for the malt to replicate what would happen in an olde school boil kettle. Cheers!